"N. Lee Wood's tale of the Master of None (trade from Aspect) is wonderful. I have read a number of failed attempts to show a world in which men are second-class citizens, and most of them are straight reversal of gender. Ms. Wood somehow manages to reverse the sexual roles without changing basic sexual characteristics. The planet Vanar is a very rich, and isolated from the rest of human civilization. Its pilots are the only ones who can survive living in the worm holes that provide quick connections between worlds, and Vanar gets paid for every transition between the stars."

"Apparently in less that a year his company will begin with the project, building a "Freedom Ship", a city vessel, four times the size of the largest cruise, Queen Mary II, with capacity for several thousand people including residents, staff and crew who will be sailing continually round the world.
The floating city will have an airport for conventional commercial aircrafts to land, 18,000 apartments, 3,000 companies, a thematic park, hospital, railway and a budget in excess of 11 billion Euros."

"Johannesburg - If it depends on the players in the South African cricket squad, Ray Jennings will not become their fulltime coach.
This surprise development emerged around the appointment of the coach who will take charge till after the 2007 Cricket World Cup tournament to be played in the West Indies.
General consensus is that Jennings, who was appointed interim coach until after the tour to the West Indies, helped to put South Africa's cricket back on track.
After he took over from Eric Simons, he instilled pride in the team as well as forging them into a unit."

"The promotional picture for the Yale Rep's latest production promises Harlequin novel-esque bodice-ripping. "Miss Julie," based on the 1888 play by August Strindberg, begins with a mutually satisfying one-night-stand between the titular protagonist (Yvonne Woods) and her father's valet, Jean (Peter Macon). Like a good romance novel, the play uses the possibility of further liaisons to keep things spicy.
Unfortunately, "Miss Julie," directed by Liz Diamond, falls flat. Those who are lured in by the racy poster image will likely find the abundance of dry humping inadequate to make up for the abysmal plot."

"Thrown off course by a storm, Aeneas and his followers came ashore at the Strophades Islands only to be attacked by Harpies, frightful winged creatures "with claws for hands, and looks for ever lean." The largest of the islands is virtually uninhabited today, except for the lighthouse keeper and a handful of monks. Here, see the fortified Byzantine monastery before sailing to Cephalonia, an island of the Ithacan Confederacy ruled by Odysseus. Dock in Argostoli for the night, where you will have time to stroll the spacious squares, avenues and markets of the town."

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Tuesday Evening Clam Bake Dinner
Enjoy the best that the Rhode Island waters have to offer at the
Tuesday evening Clam Bake Dinner."

"Apparently in less that a year his company will begin with the project, building a "Freedom Ship", a city vessel, four times the size of the largest cruise, Queen Mary II, with capacity for several thousand people including residents, staff and crew who will be sailing continually round the world.
The floating city will have an airport for conventional commercial aircrafts to land, 18,000 apartments, 3,000 companies, a thematic park, hospital, railway and a budget in excess of 11 billion Euros."

"While locals remained preoccupied about the deteriorating health of their 81-year-old monarch, it was business as usual for tourists seeking a taste of the good life.
"There's a real curiosity about the lifestyle of the rich," said Joan Nix, a British tourist walking with her family from the Monaco marina to the spacious square the Monte Carlo Casino shares with the Hotel de Paris, one of the finest people-watching perches on the French Riviera.
"We've just seen a very lovely yacht with a helicopter on top," she said, adding as an afterthought that the people of Monaco must be "terribly sad" about the health of the prince."

"Luxury cars line up outside the Monaco casino in this file photo dated Monday, March, 28, 2005. The multimillion dollar lineup of luxury cars is a big tourist attraction as rubbing shoulders with the uppercrust is part of the Monaco experience for many visitors. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
MONACO -- Rubbing shoulders with the upper crust is part of the Monaco experience for many visitors. Interested in Rolls-Royces? Midnight jewelry shopping? Eighty-dollar bowls of soup? They're all here."